MANAMA - Bahrain's Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad extolled Kuwait's stances towards the Kingdom, describing them as "honorable".

VIENNA - Kuwaiti Oil Minister Khaled Al-Fahdel restated his country's compliance with an oil production cut agreement concluded by OPEC and non-OPEC members.

NEW YORK - The Somali government expressed gratitude to Kuwait for its backing to peace and social and economic development in the east African nation.

BEIJING - China summoned the US mission head after the US House voted overwhelmingly in favour of sanctions on Chinese officials, on the grounds of alleged human rights abuses against the Muslim Uighur minority in Xinjiang.

WASHINGTON - Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced that US and Sudan have decided to "initiate the process" of exchanging ambassadors after a 23-year gap.

WASHINGTON - The US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad has travelled to Kabul and Doha to relaunch stalled Afghan peace talks aimed at reaching a ceasefire in that country.

BRUSSELS - The situation in Libya has deteriorated for the people and there are more Libyans suffering because of the conflict, UNHCR's Special Envoy for the Central Mediterranean Situation Vincent Cochetel said. (end) ibi